Air moistener for internal-combustion engines



Dec. 22, 1925. I 1 1,566,332 .I. M..L]L LY -v AIR MOIS'I'ENER FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES Filed' Nov. 1, 1921 3] noentoz I of the United States, residing at Norwood,

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PATENT OFFICE.

JOE M. LILLY, OI NOBWOOD, NORTH CAROLINA.

AIR MOISTENEB FOR INTEBNAL-GOIBUSTION EI VGINES.

Application filed November 1, 1021. Serial in. 511,913.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, J on M. LILLY, a citizen in the county of Stanly and State of North Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Air Moisteners for Internal-Combustion Engines, -of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to means for moisfl tening and heating the air supply for internal combustion engines.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and efficient device of this character which may be readily attached to engines already in use by making no change except to drill openings inthe manifolds for connection of the device and providing a connection with the radiator overflow pipe.

Another object is to provide a device of this character'which supplies heated moist air to the intake manifold thereby economizing in the use of. gasoline and at the same time increasing the speed.

With these and other objects in view, the

invention consists in certain novel features of construction as hereinafter shown, described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 represents a side elevation of the th and from there conducted by the plpe to front portion of an automobile engine wi the improved 'moistener shown applied, the en ine hood being in section.

i 2 is a central vertical section of the attac ent detached, and,

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken on the line 33'of Fig. 2.

In the embodiment illustrated, a Ford car engine shown at E is ,equi ped with the usual intake manifold I, e aust e, and

The attac ent constituting this invention comprises a water containerin the forin of 'atank 1 composed of a suitable non-oorrodible metal provided in its to with an openinlg. Seated on the top 0 the tank 1 is a ollow cylindrical casing 2, which is open at its bottom and surrounds the o ning in the top of the tank 1. v The casing I at its top and further has secured to the inner face of its top a hollow cylindrical receptacle 3 closed at its upper end by the top of the casing 2' and further having a closedbottom. The rceptacle 3 depends through an opening in-the top of the tank 1 and into the latterfa substantial distance.

of, has its portion 9, which is surrounded y an an- 1 has an overflow dpipe 12.

is closed The receptacle 3 is of less diameter than the 7 diameter of thecasing 2, thereby providing ing pipe 6 providedwith a co'ntrollingwalve The pipe 6 is connected to the top of the casing 2 and opens into the receptacle 3 and is furthermore connected to and opens into the intake manifold Iv of the engine.

Thecas'in 2, intermediate theends therey formed with a rforated nular 'channel shapled member 8 forming an exhaust gas distri utin chamber and communicating with said 0 amber and leading from the exhaust manifold E of the engine is a pipe 10 for conducting exhaust gases to said chamber, and said gases are sucked through the wick 5 and into thereceptacle 3 the intake manifold I. I i s A water supply pipe 11 leads from the up er end of the radiator to the tank 1.

gage the wick 5, for suspending it. The tank v Thefcasing 2 is tachably terior of the. tank for cleaning andother purposes. The supply 11 and overflow pipe 12 are also prefera y as shown.

It will also be obvious that the extension of the wick 5,.into the tank 1 supplies the upper portion of'the wick with ample moisture to be drawn by the suction in the c linders into chamber 3 and out through p1pe6 to the intake manifold.

-The preferred embodiment of the invention is disclosed in the drawin and set forth in the specification, but 1t will be understood that any modifications withiii? the scope of the claimed invention may be made mounted on the tank 1, whereby access can be had to the in-' made detachable I in the construction without departing from the principle of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

I claim 1. A device for the purpose set forth comprising a water tank having its top provided with an opening and an upstandlng continuous flange forming a continuation of the wall of the opening, an open bottom casing formed with an outlet at its upper end, said casing mounted on said top, surrounding said flange and having a part of its body portion perforated, a. closed bottom receptacle suspended from and having its upper end closed by the to of said casing and extending through sai opening into the upper portion of said tank, said receptacle having a part of its body portion perforated, a channel-shaped member surrounding and enclosing the perforated part of the casing and providing a distributing chamber for exhaust gases conducted thereto, and a tubular wick interposed between said receptacle and casing .and depending through said opening below the bottom of the receptacle.

2. A device for the purpose set forth comprising a water tank having its top provided with an opening and an upstanding continuous flange forming a continuation of the wall of the opening, an open bottom casing formed with an outlet at its upper end, said casing mounted on said top, surrounding said flange and having a part of its body portion perforated, a closed bottom receptacle suspended from and having its upper end closed by the top of said casing and extending through. 531d opening into the upper portion of said tank, said receptacle having a part of its body portion perforated, a channel-shaped member surrounding and enclosing the perforated part of the casing and providing a distributing chamber for exhaust gases conducted thereto, a tubular wick interposed between said receptacle and casing and depending through said opening below the bottom of the receptacle, and means carried by and projecting from the botgpm of the receptacle for suspending the W1C In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature hereto.

JOE M. LILLY, 

